How to make a Tarpit

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The idea came to me when repairing the roof of my house. I had
this big 3 gallon drum of this stuff and I was only using a little for patch
work. I left a little on some wood and it hardened within a week. I thought
I could make an awesome pillars of pain with this stuff. I had mentioned
it to my boss who comes to my haunt and he said why stop there. Why not a
Tarpit ? I decided to construct a duct tape dummy to create the illusion
of a victim sinking in tar. Instructions are listed on Mark Butler's
MonsterLinks under Duct Tape Double

After an hour of struggling out of the duct tape outfit, I was
able to find stuffing from old pillows. I used coat hangers to manipulate
the fingers and arm. I had a left over styrofoam head and anchored it to
the body. I was worried that the tar might melt the styrofoam so I did a
test patch the day before. There was no reaction. I cut a pool shaped base
out of plywood and attached a wooden dowel to the base and up the arm. Then
I stapled the rest of the shirt along the bottom very taunt.

The tarring , is actually a flashing cement, which should be
done outside using work gloves. The smell is quite overwhelming. It
was a little hard to work with but it's not like I had to be neat about it.
The best part is how the features from the head show thru. It is better
to apply thin coats because it has a very long drying time.

The ideas are endless. The pools are scattered in an area in
the front yard. I will be creating more with Buckys crawling out and assorted
body parts frozen in tar.

*DISCLAIMER- Flashing cement is flammable and highly combustible
. All tar props are for outdoor use ONLY.